'The Interview'We Will Not Be SilencedFlick Plays at Silent Movie House

12/25/2014 7:10 AM PST

'The Interview' -- We Will Not Be Silenced ... Flick Plays at Silent Movie House

"The Interview" was splashed across a movie screen in downtown L.A. to a packed house, which included an ebullient Seth Rogen.

The Silent Movie Theatre screened the flick just after midnight on XMAS day. Seth charged up the crowd, taking the stage and saying, "If it wasn't for theaters like this and people like you, this wouldn't be f***ing happening."

A total of 331 movie houses will play the film beginning Thursday, but in a crazy twist they'll be competing with Video On Demand ... it's available on YouTube Movies, Google+ and Xbox.

One site says a minimum of 200,000 folks downloaded the flick in the first 10 hours.